South Jersey Couple Play Blame Game Over Alleged GoFundMe Conspiracy

Kate McClure, one of three people accused in an elaborate GoFundMe scam, says she's also a victim. Her attorney says this audio clip she recorded without her boyfriend's knowledge shows that. Hear it for yourself. WARNING: The audio contains explicit language. Viewer discretion advised.

(Published Monday, Nov. 19, 2018)

The bitter legal battle between a South Jersey couple and a Philadelphia homeless veteran intensified Monday when a lawyer representing one of the defendants released audio recordings detailing an alleged conspiracy to raise money via a fraudulent GoFundMe campaign.

Kate McClure, who claimed to have met a homeless good Samaritan after running out of gas on Interstate 95, can be heard arguing with her ex-boyfriend, Mark D'Amico, over the plot. She has maintained her innocence ever since being charged with conspiracy and theft by deception, and claimed that D’Amico masterminded the scheme.

The exchanges between the former couple grew increasingly heated throughout the 11-minute recording. At one point, McClure cried as D’Amico screamed that she was a "weak slob" and letting a "junky" get between them.

"I had no part in any of this and I’m the one taking the fault," she said in the recording. "I might be going to jail because of something you said."

"You won't go to jail for lying about something you said on TV," D'Amico answered.

D'Amico went on to detail some of the money they spent together after raising $400,000 from thousands of people on GoFundMe. Their lavish purchases included a BMW car, Las Vegas trip, expensive purses and Disney tickets, according to the audio.

Earlier in the day, McClure’s lawyer, James Gerrow, told "Good Morning America" that D'Amico was "calling the shots" in the alleged scheme that resulted in criminal charges against McClure, D'Amico and homeless Marine Johnny Bobbitt.

The criminal complaint alleges the three concocted a feel-good story about the couple reaching out to help Bobbitt after Bobbitt gave McClure his last $20 when her car ran out of gas in Philadelphia last year.

"People have to understand that this was an abusive relationship. Mr. D'Amico was the one behind this and he was the one calling all the shots," Gerrow said. "She didn't understand or appreciate that this may very well be a crime."

It was unclear which attorney currently represents D'Amico. An attorney who was representing the couple last week declined to comment Monday on Gerrow's allegations.